Paul Cook
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Voice
- Meetings spoken in
- 8
- Total speaking time
- 1:19:07
- Avg per meeting
- 9:53
- Segments
- 1453
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Top issues during term (20)
Surface Mining and Land Reclamation Ordinance Update
None directly specified.
Legacy Village Housing and Community Development Project
Generates affordable housing and local construction jobs, though regional fee waivers were denied.
County Workforce Vacancies and Recruitment (AB 2561)
Potential wage increases would impact county labor and social services expenditures.
Auditor-Controller Independent Legal Counsel Request
Potential legal defense expenditures avoided by board denial.
County Executive Performance Evaluations
Direct financial impacts relate to executive compensation and administrative efficiency for county departments.
Mercury Dry Campground Appeal
Child Welfare and Family Services Oversight Concerns
Involves hundreds of millions in state, federal, and local funding allocated to child welfare administration and assistance payments.
Arrowhead Regional Medical Center Strike Staffing
Estimated regional impact of $6.4 billion to hospital financing over 10 years.
Lake Arrowhead Estates Subdivision Appeal
Maverick Gas Station and Convenience Store Appeal
San Bernardino HOPE Campus Homelessness Investment
An $11 million one-time capital contribution from county housing development grant funds.
Animal Shelter Operations and Euthanasia Policies
Bloomington Business Park Specific Plan Approval
The developer agreed to a community benefit package exceeding $5 million plus ongoing annual contributions.
Property Tax Rate Resolution
Funds essential county services, schools, and special districts across the county.
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law enforcement investigation
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Fiscal Year 2026-27 Recommended County Budget
Total county spending plan is set at $10.9 billion with $273.7 million in targeted new investments.
Behavioral Health Services Act 2026-2029 Integrated Plan
Consolidates approximately $2.34 billion in behavioral health resources over a three-year period.
CSA 70 Zone R-15 Landers Road Maintenance Assessment
Raises annual parcel assessments from $20 to $75 per property with a 3% annual inflationary adjustment.
Decisions during term (609)
Recorded while Cook was in office — not necessarily decisions they moved, spoke to, or voted on.
Approval of Urgency Item for ARMC Strike Staffing
Adoption of Surface Mining and Land Reclamation Ordinance Update
Eminent Domain Resolution for Victorville Treatment Campus Access
Adopt and present resolution recognizing Kevin Anderson upon his retirement after 27 years of valuable service to San Bernardino County.
Adopt and present proclamation proclaiming November 1st as ONT Day through the year 2031.
Adopt resolution recognizing Vocational Improvement Program, Inc. on it’s 40th Anniversary.
Approve the following appointments, reappointments and vacancies as detailed below:
Dissolve the Federal Affairs Committee established for input on the County’s federal lobbying efforts.
Approve Contract with the City of Fontana, to contribute funding from the 2026-27 Second District’s Board of Supervisors Discretionary Fund - District Specific Priorities Program budget, to assist with costs related to the Fontana Downtown…
Approve Contract with the FrontSight Military Ministry, to contribute $5,000 in funding from each of the 2026-27 Second District’s and Fourth District’s Board of Supervisors Discretionary Fund - District Specific Priorities Program…
Approve and authorize the submission of the San Bernardino County Area Agency on Aging Area Plan Update for 2026-27 to the California Department of Aging.
Approve Agreement with Entisys Solutions, Inc. dba e360, including non-standard terms, for Claroty xDome for Healthcare software subscription, in an amount not to exceed $540,945 plus applicable taxes, for the period of October 20, 2026…
Approve Agreement with Milestone Computer Technology, Inc., including non-standard terms, for a full refresh of the existing Citrix hardware infrastructure, including related products and services, in the not-to-exceed amount of…
Approve Amendment No. 1 to Agreement No. 24-1298 with OptumInsight, Inc., for computing, processing, subscription, hosting, implementation, maintenance, professional, and consulting services, software and equipment for a Picture Archiving…
Approve non-financial Data Sharing Agreement with the Regents of the University of California solely on behalf of and limited to its Los Angeles Campus, for data sharing for a research study, for the period of October 20, 2026 through…
Approve Agreement with Abbott Laboratories Inc., including non-standard terms, for the purchase of MitraClip and TriClip devices, in the not-to-exceed amount of $2,400,000, for the period of November 1, 2026 through October 31, 2029.
Approve Amendment No. 3 to Agreement No. 25-227 with Renovo Solutions LLC, for asset management services, maintenance, and repair services for medical imaging equipment, to update the equipment list by removing out of service equipment,…
Approve Agreement with UpToDate Inc., including non-standard terms, for a subscription to UpToDate Enterprise, a comprehensive clinical decision support platform designed for healthcare organizations, in the amount of $637,677.57, for the…
Approve non-financial Transfer Agreement, including non-standard terms, with Hospital of Barstow, Inc. dba Barstow Community Hospital, for the transfer of patients requiring specialized hospital services, for the five-year period of…
Approve changes with the following Membership and/or Clinical Privilege categories as requested in Attachment A, as recommended by the Medical Executive Committee:
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